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DeSantis signs executive orders for special state House elections

The orders happen to come a few days after he was sued to set the dates.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Personality

Five Questions with former Florida Supreme Court justice Ricky Polston

After a brief stint at Citizens Insurance, Polston tries his hand at Shutts & Bowen.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Florida Gov. DeSantis sued over South Florida special election

The suit takes issue with how long the governor takes to call special elections. A Miami-Dade House seat has gone empty for weeks.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Familiar names on list of picks for state's judicial nominating boards

Like most leaders, Gov. DeSantis' appointees already hold positions in administration or are reliable 'go-to's.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Personality

Ray Treadwell departs Governor's Office to join Lawson Huck Gonzalez

Treadwell was one of the longest serving insiders of the administration, starting during the governor’s 2019 transition.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Mike Williams, Florida AFL-CIO president, dies in 'water accident'

Williams had been head of the state labor union since 2009.

  • By Jim Rosica

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'Everything is safe,' Francis Suarez says amid Trump arraignment in Miami

The city's mayor (and a likely presidential contender) posted a video about public safety while the former president was in town.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will head to New York for campaign cash

Also on the schedule this month: Sacramento, California & Tulsa, Oklahoma.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Ron DeSantis takes on the southern border

He's sending National Guard members to Texas, flying migrants to California.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Former Surgeon General Scott Rivkees blasts Florida over new laws

Rivkees took shots at 'educational censorship,' 'books being banned in school and public libraries.'

  • By Jim Rosica

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named 'special guest' at Moms for Liberty national summit

The governor headlined the event last year when it was in Tampa.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Florida Gov. DeSantis meets with 9/11 families in Tallahassee

'They've had a lot of frustrations about getting justice,' he told Fox & Friends this weekend.

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Disney wants federal judge to stay on case against state of Florida

'Judges are not prohibited from referring accurately to widely-reported news events,' lawyers said.

  • By Jim Rosica

Personality
Personality

The burning question of the 2024 presidential race: Is it DEE-Santis or DEH-Santis?

Just spell it right on the contribution check.

  • By Jim Rosica

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DeSantis 'has quite an announcement to make,' Twitter's Elon Musk says

'My preference ... is really to have someone fairly normal' in the White House, Musk added in a Tuesday interview.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Firing after COVID-19 vaccination refusal isn't grounds for discrimination, judge says

An administrative law judge filed a recommended order. The Florida Commission on Human Relations has the final say.  

  • By Jim Rosica

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State wants judge off Disney case

Mark Walker’s remarks 'could reasonably imply that (he) has prejudged the retaliation question here,' the motion said.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Diary of Anne Frank makes Florida education commissioner's 'recommended' list

Manny Diaz Jr. recommended the book – formally known as 'The Diary of a Young Girl' – for grades 6-8.

  • By Jim Rosica

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New trouble for Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida – a lawsuit

Complaint alleges unpaid bill of over $221,000 for 'e-discovery.'

  • By Jim Rosica

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DeSantis extends state of emergency on immigration

A 60-day extension 'is necessary,' he wrote.

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